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Gospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhat is Truth? | John 18 | J. Allen MashburnThis passage records what may have been the last intimate, personal conversation that Jesus had with another individual before He was crucified. In this exchange between the Lord Jesus Christ and the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, we see two men with opposing agendas.
Pilate comes across as one who is agitated at having been placed in the middle of what he sees as a religious dispute between Jews. His sarcasm and short answers reveal his irritation. Jesus, on the other hand, uses this conversation to reveal His true identity to Pilate. When asked if He is really the...
2023-08-0627 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnStrengthening Our Minds | Philippians 3-4 | J. Allen MashburnJoin Pastor Mashburn as he speaks about building a fortress around our minds.
2023-08-0430 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Great Pretender Part 2 | John 13:21-30 | Allen MashburnWe are told that Judas went to the religious leaders because he wanted to “betray” Jesus. Why would Judas want to betray Jesus after he had spent such intimate time with the Lord?
Like everyone else who followed Jesus, Judas thought that Jesus had come to do the work of the Messiah. They saw His miracles, His power over demons, Satan and nature. They heard the way He taught and saw the way He lived, and they believed that he was the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah.
Like the rest, Judas was...
2023-07-0927 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Great Pretender | Mark 14:10-11 |J. Allen MashburnOur text today deals with a man named Judas Iscariot. He is, without a doubt, the most notorious and most vilified of all the disciples. His name appears last in every list of the disciples, except in Acts 1, where his name does not appear at all. Every time he is mentioned in the Bible, the Word of God reminds us that he is a traitor who betrayed Jesus to His death.
Judas was a failure as a disciple. He was exposed to the same teaching the others heard. He saw the same miracles and was involved in...
2023-07-0223 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWho Owns You? | Mark 12:13-17 | J. Allen MashburnThings are heating up in Jerusalem. Jesus has offended the religious powers and they are out to get Him, Mark 11:18. They want Him dead, so they come to Him in an effort to lay a trap for Him. They want Jesus to make a verbal misstep that they can use to their advantage.
The text before us today is the first in a series of attacks launched by the enemies of the Lord Jesus. Their goal in all of these attacks is to either discredit Him with the people or to have a reason to accuse Him...
2023-06-2126 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnGod’s Idea of a Good Father | Genesis 18:14-19 | J. Allen MashburnIn the Bible, we are confronted with many poor examples of fathers.
Such as, Ahab – 1 Kings 22:52; the men of Israel, Psa. 78:8, 78:57, Jer. 9:14. These Scriptures, along with many others, give glaring proof that there are bad fathers all about. In our day, the bad father is not hard to find. They are everywhere. However, finding that man who stands out as an example of what a good father ought to be is a hard animal to track down. About 3,500 years ago, God looked down on Abraham and declared him to be a good father. If a person will ta...
2023-06-1823 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnJesus Went Before Them | Mark 10:32-34 | J. Allen MashburnSince the day Jesus began His earthly ministry and called His disciples to follow Him, He had tried to help them see exactly Who He was. They believed that He was a great teacher. They believed that He was a great prophet. They believed that He was a man of God. They may have even believed, on some level, that He was the promised Messiah.
They believed that their leader, their rabbi, Jesus, was going to deliver their nation from the domination of Rome. They believed that Jesus was going to restore Israel to its former greatness...
2023-06-0428 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnTruths Every Wallbuilder Needs | Nehemiah 4:1-23 | J. Allen MashburnWhenever the saints say, 'Let us arise and build,' the enemy says, 'Let us arise and oppose.' There is no triumph without trouble. There is no victory without vigilance. There is a cross in the way to every crown that is worth wearing.
The real test of a leader is how he or she faces crises and reacts to opposition. This chapter recounts several forms of opposition and how Nehemiah confronted them.
2023-06-0126 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnAre You for Sale? | 1 Kings 21:1-4 | J. Allen MashburnA man named Naboth, whose name means “fruit”, lived in Jezreel. Naboth owned a vineyard that was situated beside the summer palace of the Ahab, the king of Israel, v. 1. Verse 2 tells us that Ahab wanted Naboth’s vineyard and offered to trade him a better vineyard, or to pay him cash for his land. It seems like a reasonable offer on the surface. The king apparently was a gardener and wanted this patch of ground close to his palace to raise himself a vegetable garden. But, Naboth refuses the king’s offer.
I want to look at Naboth...
2023-05-2125 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnGodly Manhood - My How We Need It! --- Allen MashburnJoin Pastor Mashburn as he preaches from the Scripture the need for godly manhood.
2023-05-0729 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnChrist Died for the Ungodly | Romans 5 | J. Allen MashburnJoin Pastor Mashburn as he expounds the Scriptures concerning Christ and how He died for the ungodly.
2023-05-0128 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Crucifixion of the King | Matthew 27:27-54 | J. Allen MashburnThe day before us in our text today has the distinction of being both a day of intense evil and a day which witnessed the triumph of good over evil. There is no other day in history that rises to the level of the day The King Was Crucified! It was an infamous day because it shows man at the height of his sinfulness. It was infamous because He came unto His Own and His Own received Him not. It was infamous because the Creator is put to death by His creatures!
However, it was a...
2023-04-2327 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnJudah Grows Up | Genesis 43:1-10 | J. Allen MashburnIt has been a while since we looked in on Joseph and his family. If you will remember the story, you know that Joseph’s brothers sold him in to Egyptian slavery, and they told their father that he was dead. As far as they were concerned, Joseph was dead! They went on with their lives as though they would never see their brother again, because they never expected to!
God had other plans! While they are living their lives in Canaan, God is working in Egypt! While Jacob’s heart is broken through mourning Joseph, God is w...
2023-04-1226 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnA Morning Like No Other | Luke 24:1-12; 36-48 | J. Allen MashburnOur Bibles are filled with statements about the morning. We are told that our Savior prayed early in the morning. Joshua, in the Old Testament, is pictured as a man who rose up early in the morning. Think of that morning in Gen. 22 when Abraham rose up early and took Isaac to Mt. Moriah to sacrifice him. What a morning it was for Jacob when he awakened from sleep in the morning and set up a pillar of stones in honor of God at Bethel. It must have been a glorious morning for Daniel when the first rays of...
2023-04-0928 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnResurrection of a Seared Conscience | Genesis 41:54-42:8 | J. Allen MashburnSome 21 years have passed since Joseph was sold by his own brothers into slavery. Much has happened in Joseph’s life since that time.
There have been many valleys and trials. There have been many mountain tops and victories as well. The boy has become a man. The slave has become Prime Minister.
The passage we have before us today allows us to see many of the events of this man’s life come full circle. Joseph sees his brothers again after 21 years. The last time they met, Joseph was the one at a disadvantage. His...
2023-03-2628 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnJoseph’s Gentile Bride | Genesis 41:45-57 | J. Allen MashburnThe life of Joseph is an amazing story of the providence and power of Almighty God. The Bible tells us of the favorite son of Jacob as he is betrayed by his own brothers and sold into slavery. As a slave, Joseph demonstrates a godly testimony in the face of tragedy and temptation. Then Joseph is falsely accused of a crime and thrown into prison. Even in that Egyptian prison, Joseph displays a clear, consistent testimony of faith.
As Joseph languishes in that prison, up in the palace, Pharaoh has a dream he could not interpret. Joseph...
2023-03-2425 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnFrom the Prison to the Palace | Genesis 41:1-44 | J. Allen MashburnWhen we last saw Joseph, he was languishing in an Egyptian prison. He was in prison, but he had broken no laws. He was in prison because he had done the right thing and honored God in his life. He was in the prison because he had refused the advances of a wicked woman.
When we last saw Joseph, he was in a place of hardship, but he was still faithfully serving the Lord. He was a man who had his priorities in order. Wherever Joseph was, he could be counted on to be faithful.
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2023-03-1225 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Power of a Faithful Life | Genesis 39:7-23 | J. Allen MashburnIn this passage, we are allowed to see the faithfulness of Joseph very clearly. He remains faithful to His God, and to himself, in the face of some problems that would cause many others to fail.
Of course, there is a word here for our lives today. As we pass through this life many situations will arise that have the potential to throw us off course. The world, the flesh and the devil will all conspire to get us to quit on God. They will do everything in their power to cause us to drop out or...
2023-03-0523 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Lord Was With Joseph | Genesis 37:36; 39:1-6 | J. Allen MashburnJoseph has been betrayed by his own brothers and sold as a slave. Joseph had been sold to some Ishmaelite merchants for less than $100.00. His brothers sold him for the price of a crippled slave! The Ishmaelites took Joseph to Egypt and put him up for sale in that land.
Try to put yourself in Joseph’s shoes for a moment. You are seventeen years old. You are the favored son in a family of twelve sons. Your father had chosen you to be the head of the family and he had given you a beautiful robe to...
2023-02-2628 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnSurviving Giant Country | I Samuel 17:32-40 | J. Allen MashburnPart of God’s training plan for David involved God placing the young man in some difficult situations. In those difficult times, David learned to trust the Lord and walk in the power of God, not the power of the flesh. David learned the lessons necessary to survive life, and not just to survive, but to thrive in life. We see David in one of the most desperate times of his life in these verses. Here, David trusts God for some big things, and in return, he sees God do the miraculous.
2023-02-1927 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Abode of the Damned | Luke 16| J. Allen MashburnThe mention of Hell elicits many different reactions. Some people react with concern and are moved to share Jesus with the lost. Others react with fear and come to Jesus seeking salvation for their own souls. Still others react with hate and revulsion and say that it is not a proper topic for conversation. Some would even seek to deny the existence of Hell. Yet God and Jesus declare Hell to be a very real place, (Psa. 9:17). Of the 162 references to Hell in the New Testament, 70 come from Jesus Himself.
2023-02-1228 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnCaleb’s Confidence | Joshua 14:6-15 | J. Allen MashburnThis passage centers on a man called Caleb. Caleb was a part of Israel when they left Egypt. He was there when God divided the waters of the Red Sea. By the way - Israel crossing the Red Sea is a picture of Salvation. Free from bondage and free from Pharaoh. Observing Israel as they journey through the wilderness shows us there is much more to salvation than just being set free. God had a land flowing with milk and honey prepared for them. It would be a land of giants and a land of battles, but it was...
2023-02-0526 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnOur Battle with Life’s Strongholds | Joshua 6:1-5 | J. Allen MashburnThe ancient city of Jericho was a great walled city. History tells us that it was surrounded by 2 massive stone walls. The outer wall was 6 feet thick and 20 feet high. The inner wall was 12 feet thick and 30 feet high. There was a 15 foot guarded walkway between these two walls. From a military standpoint, it was practically impenetrable. This great walled city stood as an obstacle between the people of Israel and them claiming all that God had for them. Before they could go deeper into the land of Canaan, Jericho had to fall first.
For us, this...
2023-01-2928 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Leader Meets the Lord | Joshua 5:13-15 | J. Allen MashburnMany in our day do not remember the name of the fame of Sergeant Alvin C. York was the most famous soldier of World War I. Many people do not know that Alvin York single-handedly captured 132 German soldiers one day in France. York was the recipient of many great honors from several nations for his bravery in combat.
However, Alvin C. York was a most unlikely man to become a legendary hero. York felt that his Christian faith barred him from killing anyone, even in war. After being drafted, York made it known that he was a...
2023-01-2228 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnReady to Conquer Your Canaan? | Joshua 5:1-13 | J. Allen MashburnVerse 1 tells us that the heathen nations in Canaan saw the powerful manner in which the Lord brought His children through the Jordan and that they were totally demoralized by these events. It would seem that they were absolutely resigned to their fate. It would appear that this would be the perfect time for Joshua to lead the people forward into the attack. However, instead of commanding His people to go forward into the battle, God commands them to remain at Gilgal and to do several things that, on the surface, appear very strange. It even appears that the...
2023-01-1527 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThis is Our Land | Joshua 1:1-9 | J. Allen MashburnIn our day, there are many misunderstandings surrounding the Christian life. A trip to the local Bible book store confirms this accusation. After all, the shelves are lined with books that talk about how to make the Christian life easier and more acceptable to the world. However, the truth of the matter is that we are not out for a day in the park! This thing that we got into when we were saved is a battle! We are engaged in warfare with a spiritual enemy who is far more powerful than we are, Eph. 6:12. In our own strength...
2023-01-0827 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Value of a Human Life | Genesis 1:26-28 | J. Allen MashburnToday, I want to see what God has to say about human life. I think His perspective should be considered as we think about matters like the right to live, the right to die, abortion and euthanasia. In fact, not only should God’s perspective be considered, it should be the final say in these matters. So, today, let’s examine life from God’s perspective.
2023-01-0127 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhen Shepherds Meet | Luke 2:8-20 | Pastor J. Allen MashburnThe Christmas season can be a dangerous time! No, I am not referring to shopping at Wal-Mart, although you are taking your life into your hands when you go there during this time of year. I am talking about the Christmas story. There is a danger that we can hear it so often that it become too familiar. There is a danger that we will lose the significance of the message because we are too familiar with it.
Every year we tell the same stories told in the same ways. We talk about shepherds, angels, wise men...
2022-12-2527 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Lamb Provided | Luke 2:8-14 | J. Allen MashburnWe have been watching as God’s plan to send His Lamb into the world has unfolded. When man fell into sin in the Garden of Eden, God made a promise that a Redeemer would one day come. This Redeemer would come as the Savior of sinners. All through the Old Testament, God worked to bring this event to pass. Every sacrifice, every ritual of Jewish worship, every thing God did was moving steadily toward the moment when the Lamb of God would enter this world and pay the price to save men from their sins.
I think of...
2022-12-1826 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Promised Lamb: Why Did Jesus Come? | Genesis 3:15 | J. Allen MashburnThis may seem like a strange place from which to preach a Christmas sermon. Yet, here in the midst of man’s greatest tragedy, is the revelation of man’s greatest hope.
For it is in this tale of sin, judgment and death that we meet the message of the saving Gospel and the Person of the Lamb of God for the first time.
The Context. God has made man in His image. He created man in perfect innocence and placed him in a perfect environment. Adam has been given dominion over the Lord’s entire creat...
2022-12-1128 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Baptism of the Servant | Mark 1:9-11 | J. Allen MashburnThis passage records the first appearance of the Lord Jesus in the Word of God since He was seen in the Temple at the age of twelve. All we know of the next eighteen years of His life are summed up by Luke like this: “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man,” Luke 2:52. Those silent years of the life of Jesus were years of mental, physical and spiritual preparation for His work as Messiah and Savior.
We are told in verse 8 that Jesus came “in those days”. Why did Jesus choose th...
2022-12-0428 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Beginning of the Gospel | Mark 1:1-8 | J. Allen MashburnMatthew begins his Gospel by sharing the genealogy of Jesus. He feels the need to prove that Jesus is a Son of Abraham and a Son of David. Luke begins by talking about the events which lead up to the birth of the Lord Jesus. John’s Gospel starts out in eternity past reminding us that Jesus is God in the flesh. Mark does not start out by talking about the Lord’s heritage or His birth. Mark’s desire is to present Jesus as a servant and a servant does not need a genealogy. Mark begins by jumping right...
2022-11-2728 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnUnknown Men that Made a Difference | Judges 10:1-5 | J. Allen MashburnWhen you come through the Book of Judges, the ministries of Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah and Gideon stand out… All of these, with the exception of Shamgar led the people of Israel to outstanding military victories.
In the list I just mentioned, one man stands out as being different. I am referring to Shamgar. He is considered to be one of the Minor Judges. There are six Minor Judges in all. They are Shamgar, Jud. 3:31; the two men mentioned in our text today, Tola, Jud. 10:1, and Jair, Jud. 10:3-5; Ibzan, Jud. 12:8-10; Elon, Jud. 12:11-12; and Abdon, Jud...
2022-11-2028 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnHope in a Hopeless Hour | John 14:1-3 | J. Allen MashburnJoin Pastor Mashburn as he examines the Scripture for hope in what seems like a hopeless hour.
2022-11-1328 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Cultivation of Gideon | Judges 6:25-32 | J. Allen MashburnIn our last study, we met a man named Gideon. He was the man God chose to deliver Israel from the bondage of their enemies.
Gideon does not appear to be a likely candidate to be the deliverer of the nation. When Gideon appears, he is hiding from the Midianites to prevent them from taking the small amount of grain he possesses.
When the Lord comes to Gideon, He tells him that he is to be the deliver of Israel. Gideon, like most people, immediately tells God why He is wrong. After losing the argument...
2022-11-0628 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Call of Gideon | Judges 6:11-24 | J. Allen MashburnOver the next few weeks we will be introduced to a remarkable judge by the name of Gideon. Gideon is a study in contrasts. One the one hand he was a man who led a handful of warriors against a far larger army and won a great victory. On the other hand, Gideon was filled with doubts, fears and questions. He was a man who questioned God’s plan, yet he did God’s will.
Gideon was called to be a judge during a time of intense trouble in Israel. The nation was suffering under the grip of M...
2022-10-3028 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnReaching Out to the Dead | Ezekiel 37:1-14 | J. Allen MashburnEzekiel, a 25 year old priest from the family of Zadok, when he, along with the king and 10,000 Jews were taken to Babylon in 598 BC. Five years later, in 593 BC, Ezekiel was third when he was called into the ministry. Ezekiel’s name means “Strengthened By God,” and there can be little doubt that the visions he was given during his 20 plus years of faithful ministry were used to challenge and strengthen his fellow exiles.
The ministry of Ezekiel was marked by a series of visions. One of those visions will be the focus of our time tog...
2022-10-2328 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Invitation to Completion | Revelation 22:20 | J. Allen MashburnWhile this precious verse may be short in length, it is long in content. It serves as a worthy rearguard to the book of Revelation and to the entire Word of God. This verse contains within its sixteen verses both the last promise and the last prayer in the Bible.
In these words, we have our Lord’s clear, powerful promise that He will come again. We also have the prayer of John the Beloved disciple as he invites the Lord to do just that. In John’s words, we can hear the echo of the heart cry...
2022-10-1725 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Invitation of Conversion | Revelation 22:17 | J. Allen MashburnBeginning in Genesis 7:1 with God’s invitation for Noah and his family to “come” in to the Ark, the Bible is literally filled with invitations for people to come to God. It would seem from this evidence that God is interested in calling people to come to Him.
Even on the last page of the last chapter in the last book of the Bible, God is still inviting men, women, boys and girls to come to Him. In this verse the Spirit of God takes one last opportunity to swing open the door of salvation so that He mig...
2022-10-0928 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Conclusion of the Book | Revelation 22:6-21 | J. Allen MashburnOur study of the book of the Revelation has taken us from the days of the early church in the past all the way into eternity in the future. John has been faithfully fulfilling the divine purpose he shared in the first verse of the book, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John,” Rev. 1:1.
John has been used of the Lord to reveal to God’s people the God’s plan f...
2022-10-0227 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnSome Call It Heaven, But I Call It Home | Revelation 21:5–22:5 | J. Allen MashburnIn our last study we began a survey of a place called Heaven. Of course, we all know that Heaven is more than just a place. Heaven is the home of Almighty God. It is the home of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the glorious land where the redeemed of the ages spend eternity. It is the place where we all long to go.
Of course, if you listen to most folks talk, you will find that we aren’t as anxious to get to Heaven as we sometimes claim. When sickness comes, we try everything we can to...
2022-09-2528 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnOur Future Home & Things That Can’t Follow Us There | Revelation 21:1-8 | J. Allen MashburnJoin us as we explore our future home and the things that can never invade that glorious place!
2022-09-1828 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Great White Throne Judgment | Revelation 20:11-15 | J. Allen MashburnSome time ago there was a young foreign student who flunked out at the University of Michigan. In shame he decided to disappear. For the next four years he hid in the unused attic of an Ann Arbor church. Taking great pains to conceal himself, he quietly prowled around only at night, living off food and water from the kitchen. He never left the building or spoke to a soul. No one ever suspected he was there. Then one day a slight mistake gave him away. Accidentally the young recluse made some noise, the police were called, and he...
2022-09-1127 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Millennial Reign of Christ | Revelation 20:1-10 | J. Allen MashburnThis chapter is surrounded by controversy. The controversy swirls around the use of the words “thousand years” in verses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The controversy concerns the 1,000 year period we call the Millennium.
There are three dominant views concerning the nature of the Millennium.
1.) Postmillennialism - This view says that the world will get better and better and when the world has reached the proper stage of perfection, Jesus will return and establish His kingdom on earth. This was a very popular view prior to World War II. Nearly anyone can look at this world and all the wickedness and evil an...
2022-08-2827 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe King is Coming | Revelation 19:11-21 | J. Allen MashburnThe opening chapter of Revelation sets the tone for everything else that will happen in the book. Rev. 1:1 tells us that this book is “The revelation of Jesus Christ.” Rev. 1:7-8 says, “Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” This book is about Jesus and about His return to this earth to...
2022-08-2129 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnA Marriage Made in Heaven | Revelation 19:1-9 | J. Allen MashburnWe all know that weddings can be spectacular. Thousands of dollars are spent trying to produce a perfect moment in time that will join a couple together in marital bliss. Typically, the church is decorated to the hilt; the bride is resplendent in her pure white wedding dress; and the groom stands nervously at the front of the church. It is a special moment in the lives of those two individuals and for the people who know and love them. Weddings, here on earth, are a special thing!
Sometimes, weddings can simply be a spectacle! I could...
2022-08-1429 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Destruction of Economic Babylon | Revelation 18:1-24 | J. Allen MashburnIn our last study, we considered the destruction of religious Babylon. The Bible paints a horrific picture of the end of all false religion. One day, every belief system in the world that bypasses the Lord Jesus Christ will be utterly destroyed and will cease to exist. That will be a devastating day for the devil and his followers, but it will be a glorious day for the God of Heaven and for His Son Jesus.
While chapter 17 reveals the demise of ecumenical Babylon, this chapter reveals the doom of economic Babylon. In verses 1-2a, a...
2022-08-0727 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Judgment of the Babylonian Harlot | Revelation 17:1-18 | J. Allen MashburnIn chapter 16 we witnessed the final judgment of God against this world. We saw God destroy this world through a series of powerful plagues. We also witnessed the defiance of fallen man. Even in the face of judgment, man refused to repent.
Of course, this shouldn’t surprise us; man refused to repent in the face of Law and man has refused to repent in this age of grace. Man is an incorrigible sinner, and apart, from the grace of God, mankind is hopelessly lost!
The last plague in Rev. 16:17-21 brought about a great ea...
2022-07-3126 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnFinal Judgment Concludes | Revelation 16:10-21 | J. Allen MashburnIn Revelation chapter 5 the Lamb of God took a seven sealed book from the hand of His Father. This book represented the title deed to planet earth. Jesus owns this world because He created it out of nothing. He owns this world because He redeemed it when He died on the cross. When Jesus took that seven sealed book, He began to open the seals. When He did, the Tribulation Period began on the earth.
By the time we reach these verses, the world has been smiting under the wrath of a holy God for seven years...
2022-07-2428 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Final Judgments | Revelation 16:1-9 | J. Allen MashburnThere is no denying the fact that the book of Revelation is a book of judgment. It was written to people in the first century who were smiting under the angry whip of Roman persecution. It was given to them to let them know that God has a plan for the judgment of all those who have rejected Him.
While there are passages that allow for rejoicing in the chapters of this book, it is, for the most part, a chronicle of God’s final judgment of sin, sinners and Satan. In Revelation there is a series of...
2022-07-1726 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Preparation for the Bowl Judgments | Revelation 15:1-8 | J. Allen MashburnAs the book of the Revelation is a book of contrasts. As we move through the book, we are taken back and forth between Heaven and the earth. We are allowed to witness scenes of joy in the heavens and we are confronted with scenes of judgment on the earth. In the heavens you see scenes of worship. On the earth, you see scenes of wrath.
In this chapter we are once again taken into Heaven. In these eight verses, which comprise the shortest chapter in the Revelation, we are allowed to see a vision of Heaven...
2022-07-1027 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhen the Judge of the Universe Judges | Revelation 14:14-20 | J. Allen MashburnNow as we enter this study, I must remind everyone again that the Book of Revelation is not written in chronological order. The first three chapters tell of our Lord’s letters to seven actual churches that existed in John’s day. Those chapters also paint a clear portrait of the church all the way from Pentecost to the Rapture. Chapters 4-11 tell us about the chronology of the Tribulation Period. They take us all the way from the beginning to the end of that terrible seven year period of time. In chapters 12-14, we are taken back to the...
2022-07-0326 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhat the Future Holds for the Saint of God | Revelation 14:12-13 | J. Allen MashburnAs we studied verses 6-11, we listened as angels announced the fact that God had pronounced a sentence of damnation on this world system and all those who refuse to believe the Gospel message. Those verses tell us about a horrible place called Hell where the lost will suffer in the flames of God’s wrath for all eternity. That is a sad, horrible picture of the future that awaits every person who lives and dies outside of a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are not saved today, I challenge you to examine your life and wh...
2022-06-2627 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhat the End Holds for the Sinner | Revelation 14:6-11 | J. Allen MashburnRevelation chapter 14 is an interesting chapter. In its verses, God takes care of some Tribulation housekeeping. In verses 1-5 the Lord shows us the fate of the 144,000. If you will remember, the 144,000 are saved Jewish preachers who travel the world preaching the Gospel of grace. These men are divinely sealed and protected as they carry out their ministry. When their time is completed, the Antichrist is allowed to take their lives and verses 1-5 picture them home, in Heaven, in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Verses 14-20 speak about the horrific battle of Armageddon that...
2022-06-1927 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnAfter the Storms Have Past | Revelation 14:1-5 | J. Allen MashburnIf you have been studying along with us as we have moved through this amazing book, you know that the last two chapters have been dark, depressing and discouraging. We have been talking about the devil, the Antichrist and the False Prophet. We have witnessed the depths of depravity as man abandons his Creator to worship the devil through his false Christ.
Now, the scene changes! Chapter 14 is like a glorious rainbow after and fierce storm. God takes the brush of His grace and repaints the landscape of the Revelation. He gives us a breath of heavenly...
2022-06-1225 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhen God Abandons a Nation | Judges 16:18-20; Judges 10:13-14; Proverbs 1:24-31 | J. Allen MashburnOne of the most tragic scenes in the Bible (and yet one of the most familiar to us) is the scene of the strongest man who ever lived, a man by the name of Samson, finding out he had no strength.
Judges chapter 16 records this. “When Delilah saw that he had told her all that was in his heart, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, ‘Come up once more, for he’s told me all that is in his heart.’ Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their...
2022-06-0528 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Mark of the Beast | Revelation 13:16-18 | J. Allen MashburnWe have arrived at a passage of Scripture that has caused more speculation that possibly any other. For centuries people have been trying to decipher the Mark of the Beast. People actually fear the number 666.
Several years ago, I was in a store making a purchase, and the total of my purchases came to $6.66. This has happened on more than one occasion. Nearly every time, the clerk has tried to get me to buy something else so she won’t have to ring up $6.66. I always pay the $6.66 and sometimes use the opportunity to witness to the cl...
2022-05-2928 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Beast from the Earth | Revelation 13:11-15 | J. Allen MashburnFor the past few weeks we have been treading unholy ground. We have spent a lot of time talking about the devil and his activities during the Tribulation. I would just remind you today that Satan is an imitator. He hasn't had an original thought in over six thousand years.
As we all know, there is a Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is comprised of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Trinity is these three individuals Who are one God. Satan has a trinity too. His trinity, however, is anything...
2022-05-2228 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Beast Out of the Sea | Revelation 13:1-10 | J. Allen MashburnIn our last study we met the Antichrist. We tried to consider what the Bible says about this coming world ruler who is called the "Man of Sin"; the "Son of Perdition". The Antichrist gives us an opportunity to see how Satan operates. The devil is an imitator. He takes what God does and he tries to duplicate it.
You see, Jesus, the real Christ, is a revelation of God the Father. In John 1, there are three verses that are worthy of note, John 1:1, 14, 18. These verses teach us the truth that Jesus is a living, breathing revelation...
2022-05-1525 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Great Dragon is Cast Out | Revelation 12:7-17 | J. Allen MashburnThe chapter we are studying here in Revelation is a chapter wrapped in conflict. In our last study we witnessed war between the nation of Israel, symbolized by pregnant woman, and Satan, symbolized by a great red dragon. As we read our text today, you may have noticed that these verses continue the image of conflict. In fact, verse 7 is quite a shock to the system.
When we read of war in Heaven it kind of takes us back. We do not think of Heaven as being a place where wars are fought. If the Bible announced...
2022-05-0825 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnGreat Wonders in Heaven | Revelation 12::1-6 | J. Allen MashburnWe are moving into the second half of the book of Revelation today. This second portion opens with an amazing vision of some great wonders on the heavens.
Let me remind you that the book of Revelation is not written in chronological order. Chapters 4-9 take us all the way through the end of the Tribulation Period. Chapters 10-11 are passages that stand as like a parenthesis in the action. They reveal some of the “behind the scenes” activities of the Lord. Chapter 11 takes us to the very edge of eternity. It closes with the Lord Jesus clai...
2022-05-0127 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnHeavenly Rejoicing on the Edge of Eternity | Revelation 11:15-19 | J. Allen MashburnThis message brings us to the half way point of the book of Revelation. It also brings us to the end of a very long section that began back in Rev. 10:1. In this passage, the seventh trumpet, which was announced in Rev. 10:7, is about to sound. When it is sounded, this trumpet will unleash God’s final acts of judgments upon the earth.
The seventh trumpet will bring about a devastating wave of judgment. It will fulfill the ancient prophecies of Joel 2:1-2, “Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy...
2022-04-2426 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Two Witnesses from Another World | Revelation 11:1-14 | J. Allen MashburnWe are still in a parenthetical of Scripture. God is describing a break in the action of the Tribulation as He takes care of some heavenly business. As I mentioned in our last study, this is one of the most difficult passages in the Revelation to interpret.
There are two facts to keep in mind as we study these verses.
1. We are on Jewish ground – The images and words used are Jewish in nature.
2. We are dealing with events related to the future – The book of Revelation details future events. Any other interpretation destroys it...
2022-04-1727 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Tribulation Temple | Revelation 11:1-2 | J. Allen MashburnWe are still in the midst of a parenthetical passage that began in chapter 10. We are in the midst of a pause in the actions and activities of the Tribulation Period judgments. As we come to Revelation 11, we have arrived at one of the most difficult passages in the book of the Revelation. It is hard to understand, but keeping two thoughts in mind will help us as we study these verses.
1. We are on Jewish ground – The images and terminology are Jewish in nature. These verses deal with the future of the people of Israel.
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2022-04-1028 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnA World at War | Revelation 9:13-21 | J. Allen MashburnThe images depicted in this chapter make it one of the most disturbing passages in the entire Bible. In verses 1-12, we studied a description of a swarm of demons. These demons came to the earth to torment all those who refused to bow to God. They tormented men for five long months and brought terrible suffering to the unsaved. The only grace in those verses is the fact that those who know the Lord Jesus as their Savior will be spared from that attack. It is also a blessing to know that those who are saved today will...
2022-04-0328 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhen Hell Comes to Your House | Revelation 9:1-12 | J. Allen MashburnThere can be little doubt that the Book of Revelation contains some of the most frightening images in the entire Bible. This passage may be the most frightening of them all.
We are in the midst of the seven trumpet judgments. The first four trumpets have been sounded and they brought forth horrible scenes of death and destruction. The earth’s environment has been shattered and mankind is writhing under the awful judgments of a holy God. Chapter 8 closes with an angel flying through Heaven pronouncing three “woes” upon the “inhabiters of the earth”. This angel knows that the pl...
2022-03-2728 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhen Heaven Falls Silent | Revelation 8:1-13 | J. Allen MashburnWe continuing to watch as the events of the Book of the Revelation unfold. We have already witnessed the end of the church age, which will culminate in the Rapture of the church, Rev. 4:1. We have watched as Heaven worships God and the Lamb for Who They are, what They have done and for what They will do, Rev. 4-5. We have seen the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus, take the seven-sealed scroll from the hand of His Father and, we have watched as He began the process of breaking the seven seals, Rev. 6. As He did, the...
2022-03-2028 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnA Multitude No Man Could Number | Revelation 7:9-17 | J. Allen MashburnAs we continue to move through the book of the Revelation, we are in the middle of a parenthetical passage. Chapter seven is inserted into the narrative to allow us to catch a glimpse of the grace of God at work during the most horrible time earth has ever known.
In our last study, we saw the Lord redeem 144,000 Jewish men. These men were sent out into the entire world to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom to all nations. In this passage, we will see the fruits of their preaching, as a vast multitude is brought to fa...
2022-03-1328 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Mystery of the 144,000 | Revelation 7:1-8 | J. Allen MashburnIn Revelation chapter 6 we were witnesses to a world under a storm of divine judgment. The Lord Jesus took possession of the title deed to this planet in chapter 5. He began opening the seven seals of that title deed. He is beginning the process of redeeming this planet out of the hands of sin, sinners and Satan.
We watched Jesus open six of the seven seals on the scroll. Before He did, there was a great peal of thunder in Heaven, Rev. 6:1. Thus thunder signaled the approaching storm of God’s divine wrath. As each seal was op...
2022-03-0626 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnTwo Worlds in Prayer | Revelation 6:9-17 | J. Allen MashburnAs we continue our journey through the book of Revelation, we are just beginning to deal with the events related to the Tribulation. As we understand it, this period of terror and judgment will not begin until the church has been removed from the world in the Rapture. The Tribulation Period itself is a seven year period of time that is divided into two 3 ½ year segments. The first half is known as the Tribulation and the last half as the Great Tribulation.
In our last study we looked at the first of four seal judgments that will come...
2022-02-2726 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnHorsemen on the Horizon l Revelation 6:1-8 l J. Allen MashburnRevelation chapter six is a shock to the senses. In the past two chapters, we have been allowed to witness scenes of heavenly worship. In this passage, we are going to see images of divine wrath. We have been a place where there is praise and shouting. We are about to examine a scene filled with pain and suffering. In chapters four and five, we have been seated in “heavenly places” observing “scenes of joy”. In chapter six, we are brought down to “earthly places” to observe “scenes of judgment.”
Beginning in chapter six all the way through chapter ninetee...
2022-02-2025 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnSweet Songs in Heavenly Places | Revelation 5:8-14 | J. Allen MashburnThis passage finds us still in Heaven in the presence of God and of the Lamb. The church has been raptured, perfected and safely delivered home to Heaven. The landing has been safe! Revelation chapters 4 and 5 find us in Heaven’s courtroom. God is preparing to judge this world. But, before He does, there is a pause for praise in glory.
In these verses, Heaven is unable to contain itself and all the residents of that fair land burst forth in rejoicing and praise to God and the Lamb. There is praising, singing and there is music. This the first...
2022-02-1323 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWorthy is the Lamb l Revelation 5:1-7 l J. Allen MashburnAs we enter this fifth chapter, it would be a good time for a little review. In chapter 4, John is caught up into Heaven. When he arrives there, he sees God Himself sitting on a glorious throne. John sees Heaven arrayed as a courtroom. God is preparing to unleash His wrath on the inhabitants of the earth.
In the midst of this awesome scene, we also see that Heaven is filled with the praises of Jehovah. Heaven understands what the Lord is about to do and the inhabitants of that city praise the Lord for His glory, His p...
2022-02-0625 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnA Nation in Need of Repentance | Jeremiah 8 | J. Allen MashburnMany believe that our greatest need is jobs, others are sure the economy is the priority need of our nation, and still others would tell us that our greatest need is political, that we somehow must heal the political divide that hinders our nation from moving to a solution for its problems. I want you to know that our greatest problem as a nation is something far more easily solved than the economy, jobs, or political partisanship. Our greatest need in America is spiritual, and simple repentance and a return to biblical principles would do more to heal the...
2022-01-3026 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnBound By the Lord’s Purposes | Romans 9:6-33 | J. Allen MashburnThe first part of verse 6 carries our minds back to what Paul said in verse 1-5. There, we are reminded that the Jews had been the recipients of many divine gifts. Verses 4 and 5 contain quite an impressive list of blessings which they had been given. However, just the fact that they had been given these great spiritual gifts and manifestations, did not guarantee them that they would be saved. That having been said, let us remember that the Word of the Lord will be fulfilled, even to its smallest detail, Isa. 55:11; Matt. 5:18. That which God has predestined and foreordained...
2022-01-2326 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhat Will We Do in Heaven? | Revelation 4:1-11 | J. Allen MashburnVerse 1 of this passage shows John hearing the sound of a trumpet and of a great voice calling him up to Heaven. Immediately, the transition is made from the earth to the heavens. John is then given a view of what Heaven will be like.
This first verse is a clear picture of the rapture of the Church. John pictures for us what it will be like to be snatched out of this world and taken directly to Heaven. That will be a thrilling experience! However, the question that is often asked by people regarding Heaven is...
2022-01-0928 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnSpecial Announcement: WE ARE MOVING SOON! | Revelation 4:1 | J. Allen MashburnAs we move into chapter 4 of the book of Revelation, we are heading into strange country. We just left the past as we dealt with the seven churches of Asia Minor. Yet, while we studied those churches, we came to understand that we were, in reality, very much in the present. Now, when we get to this chapter, we are about to step off into the future.
This chapter, and the one that follows takes us into the very throne room of God, where we can see ourselves and what we will be doing when we get to...
2022-01-0227 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Laodicean Legacy | Revelation 3:14-22 | J. Allen MashburnThis passage contains the last of seven letters the Lord Jesus sent to the seven churches of Asia Minor. This letter is harsher than all the others. The Lord Jesus comes to this church with no words of blessing and no words of commendation. He examines this church and sees nothing in it that is worthy of praise.
This letter is 2,000 years old, yet it is still very important today. We may wonder what a 2,000 year old letter could possibly teach us in 2012. The reason this letter still speaks is because the modern church is v...
2021-12-2628 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Church at Philadelphia | Revelation 3:7-13 | J. Allen MashburnToday, we will consider the church in Philadelphia.
· Philadelphia was the youngest and smallest of all the cities addressed in these letters.
· The city was located in a narrow pass between two mountain ranges. It stood as a literal doorway between Asia Minor and Asia.
· Because of its strategic location, it was used as a military buffer city. Enemy armies passing through the narrow pass could be delayed by a small force at Philadelphia.
· The city was named for King Attalus II, the king of Pergamum. He was renowned for his love of his brother Eumenes, and he cam...
2021-12-1928 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Church at Sardis | Revelation 3:1-6 | J. Allen MashburnThe church in Saradis had taken on the character of the city in which she resided. A little background on the city will help us understand the condition of this church.
· Sardis was the capital city of Lydia.
· It was founded about 1,200 BC.
· The original city sat on the top of a 1,500 foot high plateau. There was one narrow road leading into the city. The other sides of the plateau were just steep cliffs. This made the city very safe and nearly impenetrable by invading armies.
· Sardis was the home of Aesop, who’s fables we all heard as child...
2021-12-1228 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Church at Thyatira | Revelation 2:18-29 | J. Allen MashburnThe city of Thyatira was the smallest of the seven cities mentioned in the letters to the churches. It is also the city about which the least is known. Yet, it is to this little known church in a little known city that Christ addresses His longest letter.
While not a lot is known about ancient Thyatira, some things are known and they are worthy of mention.
· Thyatira was probably founded by Alexander the Great some 300 years before Christ.
· The name Thyatira means “Unceasing Sacrifice”. It probably received this name because it was a military buffer city. ...
2021-12-0528 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Church at Pergamos | Revelation 2:12-17 | J. Allen MashburnAs we study these verses, we are going to discover that this church was doctrinally pure; but they had drifted into compromise. Jesus comes to call them back to the right path. In these verses, there is a word for our hearts today. There is always the danger that we too might drift off center. There is the danger that we might hold the right doctrines, but still drift into compromise with the world around us.
2021-11-2827 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Church at Smyrna | Revelation 2:8-13 | J. Allen MashburnIn this beautiful, wealthy pagan city, there existed a struggling Christian community. The church in Smyrna was undergoing intense and withering persecution. The Lord Jesus comes to them with a word of comfort for their dark days. He tells them that even though they appear to be so week and so poor, they are, in fact, rich beyond imagination.
Prophetically, this church pictures the terrible persecution inflicted upon believers by the Roman emperors between the years of 100 AD and 312 AD. Practically and personally, there is a word here for everyone who has ever or will ever suffer for Je...
2021-11-2127 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Church of Ephesus | Revelation 2:1-7 | J. Allen MashburnWhat we have before us is the first of seven letters written to seven different churches that existed in Asia Minor in the First Century. These letters could be considered from three different perspectives.
1. They can be viewed Prophetically – These churches represent different stages of the church over the last 2,000 years. The church at Ephesus represents the time period between the Day of Pentecost and 100 AD. This was a time of great expansion for the early church. It was also a time when some began to lose their zeal and fervency.
2. They can be viewed Practic...
2021-11-1427 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnStop, Drop & Roll | Daniel 3:16-18 | J. Allen MashburnStop, drop and roll is a simple fire safety technique taught to children, emergency services personnel and industrial workers as a component of health and safety training.
Primarily, it is a method to extinguish a fire on a person’s clothes or hair without, or in addition to, the use of conventional firefighting equipment.
In addition to extinguishing the fire, stop, drop and roll is an effective psychological tool, providing those in a fire situation, particularly children, with a routine that can be focused on in order to avoid panic.
Stop, drop and ro...
2021-11-0727 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnNavigating the Last Days | I Peter 5:5-10 | J. Allen MashburnThis notice appeared in the window of a coat store in Nottingham, England: We have been established for over 100 years and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever since. We have made money and lost money, suffered the effects of coal nationalization, coal rationing, government control, and bad payers. We have been cussed and discussed, messed about, lied to, held up, robbed, and swindled. The only reason we stay in business is to see what happens next.
The store owner knew that life was full of difficulties. But he was determined to survive, even if only to...
2021-10-3127 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnConquering Compromise | Daniel 1:1-21 | J. Allen MashburnIn the early part of this century, an American ship was wrecked off the Sicily Isles near the coast of England. The sea had been calm and the weather clear, but the vessel was caught in a treacherous current that slowly lured it off its course. Before the captain and the crew realized what had happened, the ship had crashed into the rocks.
In life, too, powerful currents of compromise can catch the soul and carry to shipwreck. Spiritual drifting is usually a slow and imperceptible process. We know it has occurred when we have lost the strong...
2021-10-2427 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnFive Qualities of a Good Soldier | 2 Timothy 2:3-4; 4:7-8 | J. Allen MashburnRecently, as a Nation we lost the lives of 13 honorable and noble United States Marines. People who took an oath to this Country to defend and protect the Constitution, and the people of America. United States Marines that were not even given the honor of having their names read into record in the United States House of Representatives. United States Marines, who were willing to give all—and did.
Their commanding officers and those that love this Nation, will forever remember them as GOOD SOLDIERS.
I am reminded of those in the Christ's Army w...
2021-10-1727 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnReady for Heaven, But Needed on Earth | Philippians 1:23-26 | J. Allen MashburnBecoming a Christian is about the easiest thing a person can do. After all, all the work has already been done! Jesus died on the cross to pay for sin. He rose from the dead to give life. He ascended back to Heaven to make intercession for us before the Father. The Father accepted the sacrifice of Jesus at the cross. He sent the Holy Spirit to draw sinners to Himself and when sinners do come, He gladly receives them and saves them by His grace. All the sinner has to do is believe - Acts 16:31; John 6:40. However, after...
2021-10-1026 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnPrepping for the Coming Storm | Mark 4:35-41 | J. Allen MashburnJesus and His men are crossing the Sea of Galilee after a long day of teaching the multitudes. Jesus, weary from His work, is asleep in the back of the ship. As the disciples row, they find themselves, suddenly, in the middle of a ferocious storm. The Sea of Galilee, which sits surrounded by high mountains, is subject to sudden and violent storms as hot air rushes in from the deserts and meets the cool air on the surface of the lake. Of course, the phrase Jesus used to calm the storm, “Peace, be still”, v. 39, literally means “Be silent...
2021-10-0325 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWhen God Abandons a Nation | Judges 10:16-18 | J.Allen MashburnWhat a horrendous thought—God abandoning a nation! But friend, we have to come to grips with the fact that if God abandoned His own covenant people, what will He do to America?
Join us in this study.
2021-09-2628 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Servant Under Attack | Mark 3:20-30 | J. Allen MashburnHave you ever been misunderstood? Have you ever been misrepresented? Has anyone ever taken your words and motives and twisted them around and used them against you? If you live long enough in this world you are going to face that kind of a personal attack.
The earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus was surrounded by constant controversy. Nearly everyone He met misunderstood Him and what He came to this world to do. Nearly everyone was guilty of misrepresenting His words and His works. The things He did and said in love were used to attack Him...
2021-09-1928 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnA Famine in the Land | Amos 8:11-14 | J. Allen MashburnThe prophet Amos prophesied during the final days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. It was a time of great military power. It was a time of great economic prosperity. It was a time of peace, joy and happiness for most of the people.
Amos comes to them with a message of condemnation. His message to them is one of judgment and condemnation. His message exposes the true spiritual condition of the nation. They are wealthy and they are powerful, but they are spiritually destitute. They are enjoying peace, safety and prosperity, but they are in the...
2021-09-1228 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnIt‘s Time to Make Up Your Mind | Joshua 24:1-28 | J. Allen MashburnThese were exciting times for the people of Israel. They had defeated their enemies and claimed the promised land. Each of the tribes had received their inheritance and now they could settle down and enjoy life a little. It was a time of hope, prosperity and blessings.
It was also a very dangerous time for these people! There was the danger that they would forget where they came from, how they had gotten to where they were and what the Lord had done for them. There was the danger that they would begin to adopt the idolatrous...
2021-09-0528 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWords of Hope in a Hopeless Hour | John 14:1, 27 | J. Allen MashburnWhen we notice the first phrase found in verses 1 and 27, says to His Disciples, “Let not your heart be troubled...” Those six simple words offered hope to our Lord’s disciples in a hopeless hour.
Were their hearts troubled? Certainly! Jesus has just told them of His impending death, 13:31-33; they had just learned that one of their number is going to betray Jesus into the hands of the enemy, 13:21; even Simon Peter has just been notified that he will deny Jesus three times before the morning comes. Yes, their hearts were heavy with sorrow and burdened with g...
2021-08-2928 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnIt's Showtime, Elijah! | I Kings 18:16-40 | J. Allen MashburnWe have had the privilege of observing God as He trained a man named Elijah. We saw bring him from nowhere, set him before a king and use him to strike fear into a nation. We have seen God send him through one trial after another to teach him total dependence upon the power and provision of God. We have seen the contrast between this man Elijah and others who claimed that they knew the Lord.
All the training, all the trials, and all the trusting have been to bring Elijah to the place where he could s...
2021-08-2227 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnThe Great Sin of Pride | J. Allen MashburnPride is every man's sin. It was the very first sin, committed by Lucifer in heaven. Join us as we learn from the Word of God how we are to deal with this sin that "so easily besets " all of us.
2021-08-1537 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnWill You Pray for Me? | Romans 15:30-33 | J. Allen MashburnPaul was without a doubt one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Christian who has ever lived. He was a man of power who was used of God in some very magnificent ways. He saw the Lord work more miracles and save more souls that you and I would probably see in several lifetimes. You would think a man of his stature would have needed no one or nothing. However, such is not the case. Several times in the writing of Paul, 1 Thes. 5:25; 2 Thes. 3:1; Heb. 13:18, he is found asking the people of God to pray for him. Here...
2021-06-0626 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnRelationships with Fellow-Believers | Romans 14:1-12 | J. Allen MashburnThe church of Jesus Christ is made up of individuals at every possible level of spirituality. There are those who are fully aware of the freedom and the liberty that they enjoy in Jesus and they live accordingly. On the other end of the spectrum are those who walk in fear of becoming defiled with the contamination of the world and they live accordingly. If that were the end of it, there would be no problem. However, those who realize and enjoy their liberty in Jesus are constantly being judged by those who think they live too loose of a li...
2021-04-1125 minGospel Dynamite with J. Allen MashburnGod's Plan of Salvation | Romans 10:1-21 | J. Allen MashburnPaul continues his appeal to the Jew. He has already shown them that they have had numerous opportunities in the past to enter God's salvation. However, he wants them to know that God is still working to bring them to faith. This chapter is all about what God is doing to bring men to Himself. In these verses, we are given a crystal clear picture of God's plan of salvation. What we will see is that salvation centers in the Lord Jesus Christ.
One of the common misunderstandings in our day is that man somehow cooperates with...
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